Class - 15th January

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Panis Angelicus' by Cesar Franck (Arr. H. Brammer)
• 'St. Paul's Suite' by Gustav Holst (Arr. H. Brammer)

Small group items:

• 'Trio Op. 87' by Beethoven - Emily, Kath & Polly
• 'Countryside' by Keith Amos - Heather, Alison, Penny, Judy & Helen
• 'Trio Sonata in D Minor' by Boismortier - Diana, Mike & Imogen
• 'Santis' by Chris Barron (Arr. H. Brammer) - Maureen, Theresa, Nicola, Rod, John & Angela

Class - 8th January

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'St. Paul's Suite' by Holst (Arr. H. Brammer)

Small group items:

• 'Masonic Adagio' by Mozart - Theresa, Nicola & Angela
• 'Sonata in G' by Keller - Maureen, Emily, Kath, John, Polly & Imogen
• 'Minuet' by Boccherini - Penny, Alison, Judy & Dina
• 'Fragments' by Robert Muczynski - Heather, Helen & Mike

Class - 27th November

We had a run-through of our concert programme this evening...the running is as follows:

• 'Sinfonia' and 'Choral' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer)
• 'Maya' by Ian Clarke - Heather, Helen & Angela
• 'Adagio, Allegro & Vivace' from 'Trio Sonata in G Minor' by Gottfried Finger - Maureen, Lucy & Imogen
• 'Andante in C' by Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer) - Heather, Emily, Kath, Rod, Polly, John & Diana
• 'Ain't Misbehavin'' by Thomas "Fats" Waller - Nicola, Helen, Theresa & Mike
• 'Flutation' by Clare Grundman & 'Little Red Monkey' by Jack Jordan - Alison, Penny, Judy & Angela
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev (Arr. H. Brammer)
• 'The Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer)

Class - 20th November

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Maya' by Ian Clarke - Heather, Helen & Angela
• 'Ain't Misbehavin'' by Thomas "Fats" Waller - Nicola, Helen, Theresa & Mike
• 'Trio Sonata in G Minor' by Finger - Maureen, Lucy & Imogen
• 'Allegretto' by J. C. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer) - Alison, Emily, Penny, Kath, Judy, Rod, Polly, John & Diana

Class - 13th November

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Andante in C' by Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer) - Heather, Emily, Kath, Rod, Polly, John & Diana
• 'Ain't Misbehavin'' by Thomas "Fats" Waller - Nicola, Helen, Theresa & Mike
• 'Flutation' by Clare Grundman & 'Little Red Monkey' by Jack Jordan - Penny, Alison, Judy & Angela

Class - 6th November

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Trio Sonata in G Minor' by Finger - Maureen, Lucy & Imogen
• 'Flutation' by Clare Grundman - Penny, Alison, Judy & Angela
• 'Salut d'Amour' by Elgar - Heather, Theresa & Mike
• 'Minuet' from 'Divertimento No. 2' by Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer) - Kath, Polly, John & Diana

Class - 23rd October

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Our AGM was also held this evening - the minutes can be found on the Committee Page of the blog.

Class - 16th October

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Maya' by Ian Clarke - Heather, Helen & Angela
• 'Trio Op. 87' by Beethoven - Emily, Kath & Polly
• 'Dance Suite' by Michael Regan - Alison, Penny, Judy & Diana
• 'Summertime' from 'Porgy & Bess' by Gershwin (Arr. H. Brammer) - Annabel, Edward, Theresa, Nicola, John, Mike & Imogen

Class - 9th October

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'A Spring Rondo' by Mozart (Arr. A Collins) - Penny, Judy & Imogen
• 'Andante in C' by Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer) - Heather, Emily, Kath, Polly, Rod, John & Diana
• 'Allegro molto' by Beethoven (Arr. H. Brammer) - Lucy, Edward, Theresa, Nicola, Mike & Angela

Class - 2nd October

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Serenade for Seven' by Ronald Hanmer - Alison, Lucy, Annabel, Helen, Theresa, Nicola & Mike
• Trio Op. 87 by Beethoven - Emily, Kath & Polly
• Sonata in D minor by Boismortier - Heather, Diana, Rod, Edward, John & Angela
• 'A Spring Rondo' by Mozart (Arr. A. Collins) - Penny, Judy & Imogen

Class - 25th September

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• ''Sinfonia' & 'Chorale' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach
• 'Troika' from 'Lieutenant Kije' by Prokofiev

Small group items:

• 'Andante in C' by Mozart (Arr. H. Brammer) - Heather, Emily, Kath, Rod, Polly, John & Diana
• 'Three Pieces' by Bizet - Alison, Annabel, Theresa, Mike & Angela
• 'Sonata in D Minor' by Schickhardt - Penny, Judy, Edward, Helen & Imogen

Class - 18th September

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Toy Symphony' by Leopold Mozart
• 'Sinfonia' and 'Choral' from 'Christmas Oratorio' by J. S. Bach

Small group items:

• 'Maya' by Ian Clarke - Heather, Helen & Angela
• 'Concerto in A Minor' by Telemann - Penny, Judy, Annabel, Edward, Diana, Kath, Rod, David, John & Imogen
• 'Sarabande' & 'Gavotte' from 'Holberg's Time by Grieg (Arr. H. Brammer) - Alison, Emily, Theresa, Polly & Mike

Class - 3rd July

In a bid to look more 'polished' at our concert next week, we had a 'dress rehearsal/run'through' for our concert next week...so here's what we played:

• 'Andante' from 'The Surprise Symphony' by Haydn (Arr. H. Brammer) 
• 'Waltz' by Shostakovich (Arr. H. Brammer) 
• 'The Maple Leaf Rag' & 'Marie Antoinette' by Scott Joplin (Arr. H. Brammer) 
• 'Allegro' from Concerto in D Minor by J. S. Bach (Arr. Jasmine Choi) 
• 'Air' from 'Sacred Songs & Airs' by J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer) 
• 'Moderato, Grave & Vivace' from Quartet in G Major by Telemann 
• 'Andantino & Allegro Assai' from Quintet in D Major by J. C. Bach 
• 'Overture to Egmont' by Beethoven (Arr. H. Brammer)

Class - 24th October

It was a busy week...we whizzed through our ensemble pieces...then a few small group pieces, before squeezing in our AGM...whilst enjoying chocolate cake and champagne in honour of Mike's birthday! (Minutes of AGM will be added to the 'Committee' page on here)

Small group items:

• 'Bouree' & 'Gavotte' from 'Orchestral Suite No. 3' by J. S. Bach (Arr. H. Brammer) - Alison, Helen, Theresa, Nicola, Mike, Kath, Rod, John, Polly & Margaret
• 'Anitra's Dance' from 'Peer Gynt' by Greig - Heather, Penny, Judy & Angela
• 'Trio No. 1' by J. S. Bach - Maureen, Diana & Imogen

Class - 17th October

Large ensemble pieces:

• 'Overture Miniature' & 'Waltz of the Flowers' from 'The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky (Arr. H. Brammer) 
• 'Chanson de Matin' & 'Chanson de Nuit' by Elgar (Arr. H. Brammer)

Small group items:

• 'Sonata IV' by Corelli - Emily, Kath, John, Helen & Angela
• 'Sonata in D Minor' by Schickhardt - Heather, George, Imogen, Mike & Joan
• 'Three movements of Handel' - Penny, Maureen, Annabel, Theresa, Nicola & Diana

Class - 10th October

We continused working on our ensemble pieces...'Overture Miniature' and 'Waltz of the Flowers' from 'The Nutcracker' and 'Chanson de Matin' and 'Chanson de Nuit' by Elgar...there was definite improvement  in everything!

Small group items:

• 'Dance of the Blessed Spirits' by Gluck (Arr. H. Brammer) - Heather, Alison, Theresa, Nicola, Kath, Rod, John, Polly & Mike
• 'A Spring Rondo' by Mozart - Penny, Judy & Angela
• Schickhardt Sonata in C Minor - George, Imogen, Diana, Margaret & Joan

Class - 3rd October

We started work on our final ensemble piece this week ('Overture Miniature' from 'The Nutcracker')...speed may be the challenge with this one!...and continued with the other pieces too.

Small group items:

• J. C. Bach 'Quintet in D Major' - Heather, Annabel, Polly, Mike & Angela
• 'Three Movements from Mr Handel' - Alison, Judy, Theresa & Diana
• Haydn 'London Trios' - Penny, Imogen & Helen
• Keller 'Sonata in C' - George, Maureen, Kath, John, Rod & Joan

Class - 26th September

All went well as we continued to work on 'Waltz of the Flowers' and 'Chanson de Matin' and 'Chanson de Nuit' at this week's class...there even seemed to be some dynamics creeping in!

Small group items:

• Quintet in D Minor by Keller - George, Imogen, Maureen, Kath, John, Margaret & Joan
• 'Dance of th Hours' from 'La Gioconda' by Ponchielli (Arr. Terry Kenny) - Penny, Theresa, Nicola & Mike
• Concerto in D Minor by J. S.Bach (Arr. Jasmine Choi) - Heather, Helen & Angela

Class - 19th September

We started a brand new term this week, which means some new music ('Waltz of the Flowers' from The Nutcracker' by Tchaikovsky) and revisiting some old favourites ('Chanson de Matin' and 'Chanson de Nuit' by Elgar). It was lovely to see (almost) everyone again after the summer break, and we welcomed back Penny who was absent last term.

Small group items:

• Trio Sonata in G major by Telemann - Penny, Kath, Diana & Angela
• Sonata in F major by Scarlatti - George, Imogen, Maureen, Margaret & Joan
• Two Minuets by Beethoven (Arr. H. Brammer) - Alison, Annabel, Theresa, Nicola, Rod, John & Mike

Class - 4th July

It was the last class before our concert this week, so despite the fact we were missing a few players, we put the finishing touches to our laarge ensemble pieces, and also managed to get through most of the small group pieces too!

Small group items:

• 'Variations on "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's "Don Giovanni"' by Beethoven - Heather, Helen & Mike
• 'Send in the Clowns' by Stephen Sondheim - Kath, John, Polly, Diana & Angela
• Trio Sonata in G Minor by Handel - George, Imogen, Margaret & Joan
• Sonatas for Two Flutes by Telemann - Judy & Maureen
• Concerto in C Major by Vivaldi - Heather, Judy, Polly, Mike & Angela
• 'Rondeau' by Mouret - Maureen, Diana, Kath & John